# Amputations at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
> OSHA SIR `2016087828` · 8/20/2016 · KITTERY, MAINE
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Beams-unattached metal
## Employer
- **Name:** Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
- **Location:** Seavey Island, KITTERY, MAINE, 03904
- **NAICS:** 336611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was positioning a heavy steel "dog bone" on a flat surface when the steel crushed and amputated his right little fingertip.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*